18-year-old shot, killed in Kent

Police are investigating after an 18-year-old man was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound in Kent on Monday morning. 

Kent asylum seekers urge use of vacant ‘COVID hotel’ for shelter

Asylum seekers are begging for a long-term solution to living in tents — they have been moved between Seattle, Tukwila and Kent, and now have less than a day to move again.

Kent Police warn of 'sob story' scammers targeting the elderly

Kent Police are warning the public about a scam targeting the elderly after an officer thwarted a suspected fraudster from stealing $2,000 from a local senior citizen.

Police: Tesla runs red light and crashes into 2 cars, killing driver in Kent

Kent Police are investigating a driver for vehicular homicide after he allegedly blew through a red light and crashed into two cars, killing another driver.

SWAT negotiates with barricaded suspect in Kent standoff

Police and a SWAT team are negotiating with a shooting suspect who barricaded themselves inside a home in Kent on Tuesday morning.

SWAT negotiates with barricaded suspect in Kent
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Police and a SWAT team are negotiating with a suspect, believed to be armed, who has barricaded themself inside a home in Kent.

Large police presence, SWAT team in Kent
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There is a large police presence outside of a home in Kent. Multiple police cruisers and a SWAT team arrived at the scene Tuesday morning.

King County encouraging adoption on National Pet Rescue Day

May 20 is National Pet Rescue Day, and the Regional Animal Services of King County is using the day to encourage the community to adopt one of their own.

WA man arrested in connection with 2015 murder of Jeff Beach

A 43-year-old man was arrested in connection with the murder of a Kent man in Long Beach in 2015, investigators said.

Kent apartment building catches fire, no injuries reported

Puget Sound Fire crews quickly put out a fire that damaged a side of a Kent apartment building early Friday morning. 

Crews investigate abandoned house fire in Kent

Crews are investigating after an abandoned house in Kent caught on fire early Friday morning. 

House fire in Kent
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Crews are investigating after a house in Kent went up in flames early Friday morning.

2 killed after car crashes into tree, catches fire in Kent

Two people were killed in Kent Saturday night after crashing into a tree, causing their vehicle to catch on fire.

Asylum seekers moved again amidst contract dispute with City of Seattle

In a whirlwind of uncertainty and mixed emotions, asylum seekers in Seattle find themselves uprooted once more, this time from the Quality Inn in Kent to hotels in SeaTac.

Kent to request $20M in federal grant to address flooding at Mill Creek

Kent School District and City of Kent are working together on a federal grant request to address decades of flooding from Mill Creek.

Kent asking for $20M in federal grants to address Mill Creek flooding
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The creek itself is small but has a mighty impact on Mill Creek Middle School, James Street, and the surrounding neighborhood when it overflows with heavy rain and snow melt.

Kent man assaulted, shot by group of teens: police

Police are looking for a group of teens who they say assaulted and shot a man in Kent early Wednesday morning.

2 teens arrested for burglary at Kent home under construction

Kent Police say two teens were arrested after an observant neighbor caught them burglarizing an East Hill home that was under construction.

Kent mother arrested for alleged assault leading to daughter's death

A domestic violence homicide investigation is underway in Kent after a woman allegedly assaulted her daughter, who later died from her injuries.